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    The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110, is a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or...
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    The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often (erroneously) called Me 110, was a twin-engine heavy fighter (Zerstörer – German for "Destroyer" – a concept that in German...
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    manufacturer. In 1934, in collaboration with Walter Rethel, he designed the Messerschmitt Bf 109, which became the most important fighter aircraft in the Luftwaffe...
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    operating the Bf 110 after it had become outdated, despite mounting losses. Messerschmitt designers had started working on an upgrade of the Bf 110 in 1937...
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    for a schnellbomber ("fast bomber") for tactical use. Messerschmitt's design was a modified Bf 110 with a glazed nose to accommodate a bombardier. In 1937...
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    Messerschmitt Bf 161 was a 1930s prototype German reconnaissance aircraft. The Bf 161 was a specialised reconnaissance aircraft, based on the Bf 110,...
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    designer Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular the Bf 109 and Me 262...
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    Due to the Messerschmitt Bf 109's versatility and time in service with the German and foreign air forces, numerous variants were produced in Germany to...
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    designed in the late 1930s. It looked like an enlarged version of the Messerschmitt Bf 110. It was not put into production; just three Me 261s were built and...
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    The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun (English: "Typhoon") is a German single-engine sport and touring aircraft, developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in the...
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  • Thumbnail for Daimler-Benz DB 601
    It was a liquid-cooled inverted V12, and powered the Messerschmitt Bf 109, Messerschmitt Bf 110, and many others. Approximately 19,000 601s were produced...
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    The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter...
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  • Thumbnail for Messerschmitt Me 309
    The Messerschmitt Me 309 was a prototype German fighter, designed in the early years of World War II to replace the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Although it had...
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    Messerschmitt Bf 109 Bf 109E-1 Bf 109E-1B Bf 109E-3 Bf 109E-4 Bf 109E-4/B Bf 109E-4/N Bf 109E-4/BN Bf 109E-7 Bf 109E-7/N Bf 109F-1 Messerschmitt Bf 110...
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  • The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s. It...
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    single-engine fighters. Most notable among such designs was the Messerschmitt Bf 110, which suffered great losses during the Battle of Britain. An exception...
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  • Thumbnail for Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant
    (490 ft/min) when towed by three Messerschmitt Bf 110 aircraft in a Troika-schlepp (triple-tow) Maximum tow speed: 180 km/h (110 mph; 97 kn) Armament 2-4× 7...
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    manufacturer Messerschmitt. It was flown by the Luftwaffe during the latter half of the Second World War. Work begun on producing a successor to the Bf 110 in 1937...
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    (which was larger and designed purely as a bomber) and the German Messerschmitt Bf 110 (which was designed purely as a fighter). The Potez 630 was in use...
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  • War II. The wing operated the Messerschmitt Bf 109 in the early phases of World War II, then the Messerschmitt Bf 110 for the duration of the war. Created...
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    technology. It was a liquid-cooled inverted V12 engine, and powered the Messerschmitt Bf 110 and Heinkel He 111 among others. Most newer DB engine designs used...
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    The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as...
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    after the Swiss shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 110 on 4 June 1940. In response to this, Hermann Göring ordered an incursion by 32 Bf 110s. These were intercepted...
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    with the Bf 109 already in combat service. The designation Me 209 was given for propaganda purposes to cause confusion with the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the...
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  • Héja IIs built Messerschmitt Bf 109 – around 700-800 built Messerschmitt Bf 110 Messerschmitt Me 210 (Ca-1) – 267 built Messerschmitt Me 410 Reggiane...
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  • The Messerschmitt Bf 165 was a German long-range bomber project. There is very little published about the Bf 165, but it is known that wind tunnel testing...
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  • remote-controlled barbettes Related development Messerschmitt Me 210 Messerschmitt Me 410 Mankau, Heinz. "Messerschmitt Bf 110, Me 210, Me 410: an illustrated history"...
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    former is shot down, crashing into one of the camp's guard posts. A Messerschmitt Bf 110 appears in the 1952 British war film Angels One Five. In the film...
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    initially armed with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 single-engine interceptor due to production shortfalls with the Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer-class aircraft...
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    DB 601, the DB 605 was used from 1942 to 1945 in the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter, and the Bf 110 and Me 210C heavy fighters. The DB 610, a pair of DB...
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